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Philadelphia Eagles

The Eagles lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

by FL Bob · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 1 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Eagles did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Hard to defend, and the D- reflects that.

The Eagles indulged a want in Gray while a need in quarterback and tight end stayed open. They will need Smith to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.27 · Pick 27 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 27
In slot 27 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 29
Tyler Guyton in pick No. 33 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 39
Darius Robinson at the 42nd pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.18 · Pick 50 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 55
Xavier Worthy in the 50th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 52
No drama and no debate, Junior Colson went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Adisa Isaac · DE-EDGE · rank 54
Adisa Isaac at No. 66 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Max Melton · CB · rank 77
Max Melton at pick 74 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.15 · Pick 79 · Marshawn Kneeland · DE-EDGE · rank 80
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marshawn Kneeland. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.23 · Pick 86 · Jaden Hicks · S · rank 85
They took Jaden Hicks at par in slot 86, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 96
They paid a round early for Brenden Rice in pick No. 87, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Maason Smith · DT · rank 110
They reached into another round for Maason Smith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
Braelon Allen at the 104th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 113
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 105 on Cedric Gray with quarterback and tight end unsolved.
R6.35 · Pick 210 · Ryan Flournoy · WR · rank 205
Ryan Flournoy in Round 6, Pick 35 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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